DOCUMENT:Q242305 13-JUN-2001 [crossnet] TITLE :XADM: Exstrace.dll prompt during setup on Windows 2000 Server PRODUCT :Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT Networking Issues PROD/VER:WINDOWS:2000; winnt:5.5 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:exc55 ====================================================================== This article discusses a Beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice. No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this Beta product. For information about obtaining support for a Beta release, please see the documentation included with the Beta product files, or check the Web location from which you downloaded the release. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 - the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When the Microsoft Windows 2000 security is set to High and you try to install Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 on that system, you may get a notification from the System File Protection (SFP) that a file replacement was attempted on the protected system file Exstrace.dll. You may also find the following event in the system event viewer: Event ID: 64000 Source: SFC Description: File replacement was attempted on the protected system file exstrace.dll. This file was restored to the correct Microsoft version to maintain system stability. STATUS ====== The version of Exstrace.dll that ships with Windows 2000 is backwards compatible with Exchange Server 5.5, so this message is harmless. Windows 2000 System File Protection replaces the file back to the Windows 2000 version. Additional query words: emstrace.dll ====================================================================== Keywords : exc55 Technology : kbOSWin2000 kbOSWinSearch kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:5.5 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbnofix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.